After weeks of negotiations, President Obama and leaders from both the Democratic and Republican parties in Congress found common ground in an agreement about the United States’ budget. This means the government will remain open to serve the public, including…
Category: Speeches and Remarks
Blue Room 11:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Behind me, through the window, you can see the Washington Monument, visited each year by hundreds of thousands from around the world. The people who travel here come to learn about…
4:18 P.M. EDT PRESIDENT OBAMA: It is my great pleasure to welcome President Santos and the rest of the delegation from Colombia here to the White House. I had the pleasure of meeting President Santos shortly after…
Arlington, Virginia 6:04 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you all. Thank you so much. Please sit down. Thank you. And good evening, everyone. Let me tell you, it is a pleasure…
9:33 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: I just completed another meeting with Speaker Boehner and Leader Reid, and I wanted to report again to the American people that we made some additional progress this evening. I think the staffs of both…
2:04 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat, have a seat. Hello, Fairless Hills! Hello, Gamesa! It is good to be here. I was here three years ago. I was then a…
6:01 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Good to be in New York City. Let me begin by acknowledging some very, very special guests. Dr. Richardson, thank you. Charlie Rangel, for your outstanding work on behalf of your…
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 10:44 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening, everybody. I’m going to just have a few quick remarks. We just had a productive meeting with Speaker Boehner, as well as Majority Leader Reid. We discussed…
2:02 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, everybody. Good afternoon. As many of you know, this morning I had a meeting with Speaker Boehner, Leader Reid, as well as the two appropriations chairs, Inouye and Rogers, to discuss the situation with…
Speaking from a UPS customer center as part of the new public-private Green Fleet Partnership, the President discusses his Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future to help free us from oil and boost the American economy.
